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A history of the Illinois Valley Women’s Golf Invitational. The 65th annual tournament will be held Sunday at Deer Park Golf Club in Oglesby.
| Year | Location | Individual champion | Team champion |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | South Bluff | June Anderson, Mendota GC | Not available |
| 1959 | South Bluff | June Anderson, Mendota GC | Not available |
| 1960 | South Bluff | June Anderson, Mendota GC | Not available |
| 1961 | South Bluff | Doris Vicini, Pine Hills | Not available |
| 1962 | Not available | June Anderson, Mendota GC | Not available |
| 1963 | Mendota GC | June Anderson, Mendota GC | Not available |
| 1964 | Pine Hills | June Anderson, Mendota GC | Not available |
| 1965 | Pine Hills | Mary Dagraedt, South Bluff | Not available |
| 1966 | DaDeCo | Doris Vicini, Pine Hills | Not available |
| 1967 | Deer Park | Judy Krafcky, Pine Hills | Pine Hills |
| 1968 | Morris CC | Wilma Tibbetts, Mendota GC | Pine Hills |
| 1969 | Spring Creek | Kay Hines, Pine Hills | Bureau Valley |
| 1970 | Not available | Estelle Green, Bureau Valley | Not available |
| 1971 | DaDeCo | Kay Hines, Pine Hills | Deer Park |
| 1972 | Deer Park | Kay Hines, Pine Hills | Bureau Valley |
| 1973 | Edgewood | Kay Hines, Pine Hills | Bureau Valley |
| 1974 | Lacon CC | Jo Beth Camp, Lacon CC | Lacon CC |
| 1975 | Mendota GC | Kay Hines, Pine Hills | Mendota GC |
| 1976 | Not available | Louise Hill, Edgebrook | Not available |
| 1977 | South Bluff | Marianne Barnes, Lacon CC | Spring Creek |
| 1978 | Spring Creek | Marsha Leonard, Twin Creek | Spring Creek |
| 1979 | Twin Creek | Marsha Leonard, Twin Creek | Tall Oaks |
| 1980 | DaDeCo | Julie Baxter, Tall Oaks | Bureau Valley |
| 1981 | Deer Park | Sue Arbogast, Twin Creek | Tall Oaks |
| 1982 | Edgewood | Kathy Beck, DaDeCo | Tall Oaks |
| 1983 | Hidden Lake | Julie Baxter, Tall Oaks | Hidden Lake |
| 1984 | Tall Oaks | Kathy Beck, Deer Park | Tall Oaks |
| 1985 | Bureau Valley | Judy Kalkwarf, Tall Oaks | Tall Oaks |
| 1986 | Lacon CC | Judy Kalkwarf, Tall Oaks | Hidden Lake |
| 1987 | Mendota GC | June Anderson, Mendota GC | Mendoa GC |
| 1988 | Morris CC | Jeri Dolezal, Mendota GC | Morris CC |
| 1989 | Spring Creek | Judy Kalkwarf, Tall Oaks | Tall Oaks |
| 1990 | Tall Oaks | Deb Seggerman, Tall Oaks | Tall Oaks |
| 1991 | Twin Creek | Judy Kalkwarf, Tall Oaks | Tall Oaks |
| 1992 | Bureau Valley | Julie Orrison, Lacon CC | Bureau Valley |
| 1993 | Canceled | ||
| 1994 | Deer Park | Kristy Pytel, Deer Park | Deer Park |
| 1995 | Lacon CC | Gina Steele, Spring Creek | Edgewood |
| 1996 | Edgewood | Janet Nave, Lacon CC | Edgewood |
| 1997 | Spring Creek | Roberta Benevento, Green River | Spring Creek |
| 1998 | Hidden Lake | Roberta Benevento, Green River | Spring Creek |
| 1999 | Tall Oaks | Judy Kalkwarf, Tall Oaks | Tall Oaks |
| 2000 | Bureau Valley | Roberta Benevento, Green River | Green River |
| 2001 | Deer Park | Penny Derick, Spring Creek | Tall Oaks |
| 2002 | Edgewood | Penny Derick, Edgewood | Edgewood |
| 2003 | Lacon CC | Carrie Riordan, Spring Creek | Edgewood |
| 2004 | Oak Ridge | Carol Balconi, Edgewood | Edgewood |
| 2005 | Spring Creek | Carrie Riordan, Spring Creek | Edgewood |
| 2006 | Deer Park | Carol Balconi, Edgewood | Edgewood |
| 2007 | Edgewood | Carrie Riordan, Spring Creek | Edgewood |
| 2008 | Green River | Carrie Riordan, Deer Park | Edgewood |
| 2009 | Hunter’s Ridge | Carrie Riordan, Deer Park | Hunter’s Ridge |
| 2010 | Oak Ridge | Cheri Russell, Morris CC | Spring Creek |
| 2011 | Spring Creek | Carrie Riordan, Deer Park | Oak Ridge |
| 2012 | Deer Park | Katie Farrell, Hunter’s Ridge | Oak Ridge |
| 2013 | Edgewood | Carol Balconi, Edgewood | Edgewood |
| 2014 | Green River | Tammy Howlett, Green River | Green River |
| 2015 | Hidden Lake | Michelle Schmidt, Spring Creek | Spring Creek |
| 2016 | Oak Ridge | Cheri Russell, Morris CC | Prophet Hills |
| 2017 | Spring Creek | Cathy Verhulst, Prophet Hills | Prophet Hills |
| 2018 | Wyaton Hills | Carol Towne, Wyaton Hills | Wyaton Hills |
| 2019 | Edgewood | Cheri Russell, Morris CC | Spring Creek |
| 2020 | Canceled | not held due to COVID-19 | |
| 2021 | Prophet Hills | Cathy Verhulst, Prophet Hills | Prophet Hills |
| 2022 | Spring Creek | Kirsten McLendon, Deer Park | Deer Park |
| 2023 | Wyaton Hills | Cheri Russell, Morris CC | Deer Park |
| 2024 | Deer Park | Kirsten McLendon, Deer Park | Deer Park |
Compiled by Kevin Hieronymus